Sec. 140A.053. CONTENTS OF DEMAND. (a) A civil investigative demand issued under Section 140A.052 must:
(1) describe the nature of the activities that are the subject of the investigation;
(2) state each statute the activity violates; and
(3) advise the person on whom the demand is served that the person has the right to object to the demand as provided for in this subchapter.
(b) A demand for production of documentary material must:
(1) describe the class of material to be produced with reasonable specificity so that the material demanded is fairly identified;
(2) prescribe a return date that provides a reasonable period of time within which the material is to be produced; and
(3) identify the individual to whom the material is to be made available for inspection and copying.
(c) A demand for answers to written interrogatories must:
(1) propound the interrogatories with definiteness and certainty;
(2) prescribe a date by which answers to the interrogatories must be submitted; and
(3) identify the individual to whom the answers should be submitted.
(d) Each demand for the giving of oral testimony must:
(1) prescribe a reasonable date, time, and place at which the testimony will begin; and
(2) identify the individual who will conduct the examination.
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 685 (H.B. 29), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2017.
Structure Texas Statutes
Civil Practice and Remedies Code
Title 6 - Miscellaneous Provisions
Chapter 140A - Civil Racketeering Related to Trafficking of Persons
Subchapter B. Procedures and Evidence
Section 140A.052. Civil Investigative Demand
Section 140A.053. Contents of Demand
Section 140A.054. Service; Proof of Service
Section 140A.055. Petition for Order Modifying or Setting Aside Demand
Section 140A.056. Compliance With Demand
Section 140A.057. Documentary Material
Section 140A.058. Interrogatories
Section 140A.059. Oral Examination
Section 140A.060. Failure to Comply With Demand Petition for Enforcement
Section 140A.061. Deliberate Noncompliance
Section 140A.062. Disclosure and Use of Material and Information